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Vocabulary
French and Indian War
American Revolution
Northwest Territory
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What is a squatter?
A person who settles on land without permission.
100
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
French and Indian vs. British
100
Who were allies in the American Revolution?
British and Native Americans
100
What was the first state in the Northwest Territory?
Ohio
100
What is a flatboat?
A large boat with a flat bottom used on a river.
200
Define surveying.
To measure the area of a piece of land.
200
Who were allies in the French and Indian War?
French and Indians
200
Name two of the three causes of the American Revolution
1) unfair taxes 2) colonists wanted to be free from British rule 3) colonists wanted to move west of the Appalachian Moutains
200
Name two other states (besides Ohio) that were a part of the Northwest Territory.
1) Michigan 2) Wisconsin 3) Indiana 4) Illinois
200
Why was Marietta important?
It was the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
300
What is a place ruled by a distant country?
A colony
300
Why did we have the French and Indian War?
The French, British, and Native Americans were fighting over the same land.
300
What did the American Colonists throw over the ships to show the British they were tired of their unfair taxes?
Tea
300
What river lies at the bottom of the state of Ohio and empties into the Mississippi River?
The Ohio River
300
True or false? The Indians signed the Treaty of Paris.
False
400
A person who settles on land that is new to them is called a _________
pioneer
400
After the French and Indian War, the British and Native Americans signed a ____________. Which was a law saying that the Native Americans could have all of the land West of the Appalachian Mountains.
proclamation
400
Why did the colonists write the Declaration of Independence?
To show they were free from British rule and wanted to govern themselves.
400
Why did 5,000 white men have to be settled in the territory?
Because white men were the only people who could vote at the time.
400
What two cities in Ohio were two of the early settlements?
Cleveland and Cincinnati
500
What is a treaty?
A formal agreement between countries
500
What is the Treaty of Paris?
A document signed by the British and the French stating that the French had to give all of their land in North America to the British, and then had to return back to France.
500
Define. A law passed by Congress that named the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains and set up a plan for its government.
Northwest Ordinance
500
Name all 3 (or 4) steps to becoming a state in the Northwest Territory
1) Government chooses leaders 2) 5,000 white men had to be settled in the area 3) 60,000 people had to be settled in the territory 4) Write a constitution and ask for statehood
500
What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do?
It was a law that said the land west of the Appalachian Mountains had to be surveyed and divided into townships.